West Mifflin, Pennsylvania

West Mifflin, Pennsylvania
Kennywood
Location in Allegheny County and the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.
Location in Allegheny County and the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.
Coordinates: 40°22′5″N 79°53′51″W / 40.36806°N 79.89750°W / 40.36806; -79.89750
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
CountyAllegheny
Incorporated1788 (Mifflin Township)
 Dec. 11, 1942[1] (Borough)
Government
 • MayorChris Kelly
 • CouncilJohn Inglis
Karen Santoro
Michael Moses
Robert Kostelnik
Joyce Kushner
Steve Marone
Scott Stephenson
 • Borough ManagerBrian Kamauf
Area
 • Total14.50 sq mi (37.56 km2)
 • Land14.21 sq mi (36.79 km2)
 • Water0.29 sq mi (0.76 km2)  1.8%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total19,589
 • Estimate 
(2019)[3]
19,699
 • Density1,386.67/sq mi (535.38/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
15122[4]
Area code878
FIPS code42-83512
Websitewww.westmifflinborough.com

West Mifflin is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, located southeast of downtown Pittsburgh. The population was 19,589 at the 2020 census.[5] It is named after Thomas Mifflin, 1st Governor of Pennsylvania, signer of the United States Constitution, and 1st Quartermaster General of the United States Army.[6]

Although the borough is heavily residential, it is home to one of America's oldest traditional amusement parks, Kennywood Park. Other employers include advanced naval nuclear propulsion technology research and development facility, Bettis Atomic Power Laboratory; monorail manufacturer Bombardier; US Steel's Mon Valley Works–Irvin Plant; Community College of Allegheny County's South Campus; and the Allegheny County Airport.[citation needed]

  1. ^ "Allegheny County - 2nd class" (PDF). Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. Retrieved 2007-05-24.
  2. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusEst2019CenPopScriptOnlyDirtyFixDoNotUse was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "West Mifflin PA ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2023. Retrieved January 26, 2023.
  5. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov.
  6. ^ Ackerman, Jan (May 10, 1984). "Town names carry bit of history". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 6. Retrieved 31 October 2015.

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